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Read article: Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake 2D materials Research update Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake A 21st-century version of Fizeau drag shines a spotlight on electron interactions
Read article: Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal Advanced materials Research update Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal Electrons in the compound appear to pair in unconventional ways, say physicists
Read article: Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial Advanced materials Research update Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial Simulations suggest that so-called rotons might be engineered under ambient conditions
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Read article: New candidates for Kitaev spin liquids found Magnetism and spin Research update New candidates for Kitaev spin liquids found Two-dimensional materials called rare-earth chalcohalides might be useful in applications such as fault-tolerant topological quantum computation
Read article: Synthetic ivory can be 3D printed Advanced materials Research update Synthetic ivory can be 3D printed New material has been used to restore 17th century decorations
Read article: Skyrmion-like object appears in ultrathin magnetic film Magnetism and spin Research update Skyrmion-like object appears in ultrathin magnetic film Discovery could be important for computer memory and storage applications
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